Immigration a top issue for voters ahead of Super Tuesday, polls find
Many Americans view illegal immigration as a “very serious” problem, and a majority support building a border wall, new polling has found a week before…
Opinion: After Dobbs, Republicans promised to redefine ‘pro-life.’ How’s that working out?
It’s not yet spring, but think ahead to June. Kids will be out of school, and we’ll mark the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s…
Republicans to launch new long-shot effort to recall Newsom
SACRAMENTO — A group of Republicans involved in the failed 2021 recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that they plan another attempt to remove him…
How Kyrsten Sinema is shaking up Democrats, GOP in Arizona
TEMPE, Ariz. — When Kyrsten Sinema ran for Senate in 2018, she could not have been more clear. The Democrat did not call herself a Democrat…
Kari Lake tries for peace with McCains in Arizona, to no avail
Back when Kari Lake was a candidate for Arizona governor, she had some choice things to say about the late John McCain. He was an…
Republicans address ‘complex’ IVF issue as Dems step up messaging
Particularly at issue is what to do with the excess embryos that don’t end up being used during IVF procedures. Alabama’s decision prevents those embryos…
Opinion: Republicans trying to impeach Biden don’t notice the egg on their faces
Now we know what a real Russia hoax looks like: very much like House Republicans’ stumbling effort to impeach President Biden. The current GOP misadventure…
Trump claims his criminal indictments boost appeal to Black voters
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former President Trump is claiming that his four criminal indictments boosted his support among Black Americans because they see him as a victim…
Trump the candidate of stability? That’s how many see it
Looking at the election as a contest over stability also highlights the risks Republicans face. To start, there are Trump’s personal liabilities, which will certainly…
Dueling pro-Trump factions in Michigan leave state GOP in disarray
WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The Michigan Republican Party was deep in debt when a longtime party donor who had given more than $1 million over the…
Biden: House Republicans ‘walking away from the threat of Russia’
The president urged House Republicans to pass aid for Ukraine on Friday, saying, “It’s about time they step up, don’t you think,” instead of going…
Opinion: Blocking Ukraine aid is no way to put America dirst
For Presidents Day, the House is taking two weeks off. But first the Republicans who misrule the place honored their favorite president by blocking desperately…
Column: U.S. out of NATO? In second term, Trump more likely to try
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump hasn’t officially won the Republican presidential nomination yet. But he’s already throwing his weight around on foreign policy — and Republicans…
L.A. Times columnists say why California is still a Golden State
California has been a beacon, a destination, a paradise and promised land ever since its headlong expansion in a rush of gold fever. It’s also…
The bizarre gas fight that has Republicans pushing for climate action
The clashing messages are an example of the novel controversies being created by the United States’ emergence as an energy superpower — a role that…
‘Free market capitalism as America First’: Inside Barr’s pitch to lead House Financial Services Republicans
“My objective would be to use the House Financial Services Committee chairmanship to end the battle between these two wings: Unite them and forge a…
Will Democrats move to the middle on immigration in 2024?
That’s an unsettling prospect for some California Democrats, who face the difficult task of reassuring voters concerned about chaos at the border without alienating voters…
IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel testifies as House Republicans seek to cut funding
1 of 5 | Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel testifies during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing Thursday in Washington, D.C. House Republicans…
Haley: Trump’s court ‘chaos’ will sink Republicans in November
Nikki Haley is ratcheting up her attacks on Donald Trump’s legal problems now that the Republican race is down to just the two of them.…
Republicans call EPA regulations ‘burdensome,’ despite their public benefits
Proponents and opponents of Environmental Protection Agency regulations presented their views at a hearing by a subcommittee of the House Committee on Small Businesses on…